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{{Short description|Problem in coordinate geometry}}

The '''[[distance]] between two [[Parallel (geometry)|parallel]] [[Line (geometry)|lines]]''' in the [[plane (geometry)|plane]] is the minimum distance between any two points l

{{redirect-distinguish|Distance between two lines|Distance between two skew lines}}

The '''[[distance]] between two [[Parallel (geometry)|parallel]] [[Line (geometry)|lines]]''' in the [[plane (geometry)|plane]] is the minimum distance between any two points l.

== Formula and proof ==

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:<math>y = -x/m \, .</math>

This distance can be found by first solving the [[linear systems]]

:<math>\begin{cases}

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==See also==

*[[Distance from a point to a line]]

*[[Skew lines#Distance]]

==References==